Last Friday, my esteemed THW colleague Jim Parsons penned an article about the Vegas Golden Knights’ downward spiral, both in on-ice performance and front office management and also in the eyes of hockey fans. It was a thoughtful, well-argued piece that probably echoed the sentiments of many supporters of the NHL’s 31 other franchises. Here’s
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While we wait to find out whether the Vegas Golden Knights’ cap-easing trade of Evgenii Dadonov will actually go through, the NHL trade deadline showed us that no further help is coming for the injury-ravaged club. As much as he may have liked to do more, general manager (GM) Kelly McCrimmon’s hands were largely tied
In this edition of Vegas Golden Knights News & Rumors, George McPhee, the president of hockey operations, had some interesting comments on what it takes to build a great team on the Alz Caps podcast. Meanwhile, general manager Kelly McCrimmon recently spoke to The Athletic about his team’s resiliency this season. Last but not least,
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown there are some predictions coming out of Vegas as far as who might be staying or going with the Golden Knights, why the team decided to promote Kelly McCrimmon to the position of GM and what the Oilers will do next. There is also news coming out
report this ad Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet dropped another edition of 31 Thoughts and updated fans on a number of rumors and addressed a variety of topics. Among them, he discussed the Penguins potential rebuild, how the Edmonton Oilers GM search has slowed a touch thanks to the Golden Knights, and if Pavel Datsyuk is
report this ad The search for the Edmonton Oilers new general manager feels like it’s been a long process, even though it really hasn’t been. While fans have known a new face will run the show in 2019-20 and there’s been a concern Bob Nicholson finds the right person since the day Peter Chiarelli was
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers and more. Also, there is a new name linked to the Buffalo Sabres coaching search. Vancouver Canucks on Dean Lombardi Speculation and Contracts Francesco Aquilini says that despite reports he’s reached out
Oilers waiting to ask for permission to speak with McCrimmon Darren Dreger: The Edmonton Oilers will give the Vegas Golden Knights and Kelly McCrimmon some time before they ask for permission to speak with McCrimmon about their vacant GM position. No reason to worry about Skinner yet John Wawrow: Have been told that there is
31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon will meet again later this month with Roberto Luongo to talk about his future. “We’ll have really good discussions about what’s best for and the Panthers.” Around 70 percent of Joel Quenneville‘s $6 million salary this year will be covered by the